Aeus NPCs

Captain Edward "Metal" Roberts

Race

Warforged Swashbuckler/Dread Pirate, Male personality

Hometown

Mechanus

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Notable quote

"Fortunately, I have this eyepatch that I've never used before!"

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Edward is one of the first Warforged sent Aeus by Karn(not Kharn}, the Golem God. Despite his loud and bombastic manner, the Captain values peace and and a quiet lifestyle more than anything else, which is why he chose a career as an 'honest' Free Trader rather than an adventurer. Unfortunately, his chaotic nature, horribly bad luck, abysmal memory, and tendency to take the highest-paying and thus most dangerous jobs conspire to heap trouble on him wherever he goes. His sense of justice, although strong, is rarely aroused.

Callil, the Dark Scrivener

Race

Tiefling Rogue/Shadowdancer, Female

Hometown

Marshwood

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral turned Chaotic Good

Notable quote

"I hate my family. I wish they would all ju- ooh, shiny!"

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Born into an unloving fiendish family, Callil learned quickly the advantage of being unseen. She ran away as soon as she was able, vowing to return and slay the lot of them. She has since become a highly experienced thief with skills bordering on supernatural. Although she is capable of swindling valuable treasure from the mansions of misers and noblemen, she instead seems to enjoy the act of petty theft, focusing her efforts on coin purses, school supplies and tavern safes. She replaces her items with hastily-scrawled notes, thus earning her title.

Gorbin Wallace

Race

Human Duskblade/Starmetal Adept, Male

Hometown

Lanaan

Alignment

True Neutral

Notable quote

"I'll be in my bunk,"

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The introverted first mate of the Odyssey, Gorbin spends his time in his room, forging new weapons or improving his old ones. His masterpiece is Brenda, a heavily-enhanced greatsword made of pure starmetal, the same substance that has pumped through his veins ever since he discovered it as a newly-orphaned youth, after a starmetal meteor crushed his family home.

Gorbin is unyielding in his loyalty to the Captain and the ship, and plans to stay on board once his starmetal-fueled ascension is complete.

Tyrs

Race

Human Factotum/Chameleon, Male

Hometown

Sigil

Alignment

Lawful Neutral

Notable quote

"Gimmie ten minutes"

Teysa

Race

Tiefling Scout, Female

Hometown

Avernus, the First Hell

Alignment

True Neutral turned Lawful Evil

Notable quote

"I just want to help people."

Iji Ranson

Race

Human Factotum, Male

Hometown

Armada

Alignment

True Neutral

Notable quote

"You don't pay me enough for this shit, cap'n,"

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An Armadan through and through, Iji prides himself on adapting to new situations, most of which are the Captain's fault. He joined was drafted on to Metal's crew after flaunting his talent at repairing and rigging complex machinery. He serves as chief engineer / captain's bitch, and normally stays on the ship if the crew goes on a job.

Saphra Connell

Race

Aasimar Paladin/Archivist, female

Hometown

Armada

Alignment

Lawful Good

Notable quote

". . ."

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A withdrawn religious scholar imprisoned and experimented upon by Yxlith. Every day of her incarceration, she prayed to Akroma to grant her release. Over time, this prayer, in combination with the illithid foolishly allowing Saphra to browse the arcane library, granted her enough power to summon a Justice Archon. Escape was swift and effortless. Since joining the crew of the Odyssey at the Captain's insistence, Saphra, although still reticent, has began to emerge from her shell and embrace her destiny as a Paladin of Akroma, the Angel of Wrath.

Whiskers

Race

Catfolk Expert/Bard, male

Hometown

Armada

Alignment

True Neutral

Notable quote

"Everyone's problems would be solved if they just sat down and had a drink."

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Known as "The Ears of Armada", Whiskers owns and manages a self-titled tavern in the heart of the city. He serves fair-priced food and drink from every corner of the world, and even a few choice goods from off-plane. It is said he hears every rumor passed, every word of gossip spoken, and that he can pass that knowledge on. . .for a price.

It is also said that Whiskers himself used to be an adventurer in his glory days, that he now lives vicariously though the adventurers that now pour in and out of his establishment, and that every once in a while, he dusts off his flute and plays the songs of old. . .

Rakuku "Rooky" Illwing

Race

kenku rogue/assassin, male

Hometown

Armada

Alignment

Neutral Evil

Notable quote

"Don't cross a kenku. We're watching."

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Leader of a considerable nest of kenku, the paranoid Rakuku is the leader of both the assassin's guild and a massive illegal trading enterprise. He believes that he embodies the "true" face of Armada: sly, cruel and willing to provide nearly any service if the price is right. He provides up-and-coming adventurers with their first jobs, and is owed many debts across the world. He has spies everywhere. He is watching.

Andre Galette

Race

hobgoblin crusader, male

Hometown

Armada

Alignment

Lawful good

Notable quote

"Armada may be ugly, but she's mine, and I will protect her."

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Standing just over seven feet tall, Andre is a menacing figure. Garbed in heavy mithral armor, he patrols the shadiest districts of Armada, making sure the Unspoken Law is upheld. Despite his menacing snarl the hobgoblin has a reputation for mercy, and would much rather frighten then injure his opponents. He leads the town guard and the standing militia.

Admiral Eblis O'Donnell

Race

wizard/swashbuckler, male

Hometown

Annir

Alignment

Chaotic neutral

Notable quote

"Metal, what have you gotten yourself into now?"

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Eblis is the leader of Armada's aerial navy, and once commanded the mightiest ship in the skies, The Indomitable. Unfortunately, the Indomitable was recently dominated and sank by a kobold ship, The Ire of kurtulmak. Eblis was quite the swashbuckler back in his prime, but now dabbles mostly in spellcraft. Him and Captain Roberts have some sort of relationship from the distant past, but Eblis seems unwilling to discuss it.

Lunk

Race

warforged fighter/expert, male personality

Hometown

Mechanus

Alignment

True Neutral

Notable quote

". . .I can fix that!"

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Lunk, another warforged sent to Aeus by Karn, has developed a great passion for the building and rebuilding of airships and constructs. He says it brings him closer to understanding his own origins, and the possibility of altering the warforged race for the better. His current project is the mass production of gith-built gate-engines in order to hopefully settle the increasingly unpopular war with the City of Brass. He can always be found below Armada, in the cavernous dry-dock.

Umberto Muramme

Race

human commoner, male

Hometown

Ollam

Alignment

chaotic neutral

Notable quote

"Hon hon hon!"

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A traveling merchant of questionable taste, Umberto wanders the corners of Aeus, bringing strange and bizarre trinkets to the masses. He enjoys virtual diplomatic immunity, having forged partnerships with Captain Roberts, Admiral O'Donnell, Rakuku, and numerous other powerful figures. He has no airship to call his own, instead relying on his connections to secure passage on commercial and cargo ships. He uses his Flying Carpet when no such passage is available.

Xakatashik

Race

dragon-blooded aasimar battledancer, male

Hometown

Armada

Alignment

chaotic good

Notable quote

"Smile, and the world smiles back,"

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The result of several generations of draconic pranks and celestial tolerance, Xak was raised by his half-celestial grandmother to be a monk. But his draconic father's free spirit runs strong in him, and he subtly twisted her lessons until he had discovered a fighting style all his own. Xak views the world with an almost childlike innocence despite his strict upbringing, and makes many friends and allies in his travels.

Darius Krupp

Race

human wizard(?), male

Hometown

unknown

Alignment

Neutral Good

Notable quote

"I could help you if I wasn't, you know, dead,"

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Once a spellcaster of unimaginable power, the now-deceased Darius resides as a haunting presence within one of his old robes. He and Yxlith apparently have history together, most likely involving utter hatred. When Yxlith first empowered the annihilus, Darius was quick to cast dysjunction on it, losing his spellcasting ability permanently. Yxlith was defeated, but Darius was now a mere commoner, and froze to death on the streets some time later.

Bookwyrm

Race

great wrym silver dragon/sacred warder of Bahamut, male

Hometown

unknown

Alignment

Lawful Good

Notable quote

"No creature, great or small, can hope to change the entire world. I can only hope I have done my part."

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The enigmatic silver wyrm known as "Bookwyrm" resides in an immense library nestled in the Temtort mountains. The library is his hoard, knowledge his treasure. Anyone seeking knowledge for the sake of knowledge is welcomed, those who seek knowledge to shackle and dominate the weak are met with mighty resistance.

Although reading is his greatest joy, he has been known to adventure in his own way; facing down dragons, tyrannical arcanists and even the avatars of gods. He refuses to harm children, and adopts the eggs and wyrmlings of slain dragons, raising them to follow the teachings of Bahamut. Krekon, Cybil, Vaktar and Luminia are among his numerous adopted children.

Bookwyrm has never revealed his true name to a non-dragon, he smugly believes it to be unpronounceable by inferior tongues.

Melniirkumaukrekon

Race

red dragon barbarian, male

Hometown

Temtort mountains

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Notable quote

"Silly little humans and your silly little doors,"

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The youngest of Bookwyrm's adopted children, Krekon possesses fury and strength beyond his years, unmatched by that of his older siblings. His parents were slain before he met them, and he considers Bookwyrm his true father. He looks upon Tiamat and her ilk with the utmost hatred, and has vowed to follow in Bookwyrm's footsteps, striking down followers of the Chromatic Queen and converting survivors to his cause.

Luminia

Race

purple dragon warblade, female

Hometown

Temtort mountains

Alignment

Lawful Good

Notable quote

"How fascinating. . .our mere presence seems to terrify them,"

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Luminia is the fourth young chromatic dragon Bookwyrm 'rescued' from the Outer Planes. Curious by nature, she is secretly jealous of the polymorphing ability of her two metallic siblings, as she believes becoming a humanoid would enable her to understand them better. Although normally collected and the most straightforward of her family, she becomes bloodthirsty and violent in combat.

Yxlith

Race

Illithid sorcerer/cerebromancer, female

Hometown

unknown

Alignment

Lawful Evil

Notable quote

"My toys keep breaking,"

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Presumably the last of her kind, the illithid arbiter known as Yxlith once came very close to bringing the illithid empire back to its prime but was thwarted by a now-deceased sorcerer named Darius. She spent the next few years in her isolated laboratory performing complicated and often lethal experiments on all manner of living creatures. She was eventually killed by the same artifact that brought her to power years before.

Narrik Ellya

Race

human swashbuckler/thrall to Jubilex, male

Hometown

Armada(?)

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

Notable quote

"I will be like him; immortal and all-consuming!"

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Once a humble potter from the shantytowns, Narrik had a vision. He claimed that, while handling a wet, unworked lump of clay, he saw perfection. If sculpted correctly, this wet lump of goop could be made to serve any purpose, fulfill any task. He would become as the clay, malleable and full of potential. He had found his lord and master: Jubilex.

After briefly leading a small cult in Armada's sewers dedicated to the Faceless Lord, Narrik was dispatched by Akroma's Devoted.